{"id":34823,"date":"2014-05-01T01:43:27","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T05:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=34823"},"modified":"2014-05-01T02:09:55","modified_gmt":"2014-05-01T06:09:55","slug":"job-assistant-director-middlebury-college-school-in-the-middle-east-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2014\/05\/01\/job-assistant-director-middlebury-college-school-in-the-middle-east-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Assistant Director, Middlebury College School in the Middle East &#8211; Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Via JET alum Carleen Ben.\u00a0<em>Posted by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/jaymetsutsuse\"><strong>Jayme Tsutsuse<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/Kyoto-JET-Alumni-3755092\/about\">Kyoto<\/a>-fu, 2013-Present),\u00a0<\/em><em>organizer of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/crossculturalkansai.wordpress.com\/\">Cross-Cultural Kansai<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em><strong>seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to join the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a>\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><i>Position<\/i><\/strong><em>: Assistant Director, Jordan<\/em><br \/>\n<em><b>Posted by<\/b>:\u00a0Middlebury College School in Jordan<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><i>Locatio<\/i><em>n<\/em><\/strong><em>: Amman, Jordan<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>Type<\/em><\/strong><em>: full- time<\/em><em><strong><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based in Amman,\u00a0the Assistant Director works with the Director to manage the overall administrative and organizational operation of the School in the Middle East \u2013 Jordan.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Duties:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Program Administration:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Designs and implements on-site student orientations that cover all academic, social, safety, and health issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Manages all on-site informational databases including: student information, class registration, class lists, course descriptions, instructor profiles, final grades, and course and program evaluations. Submits all required information to\u00a0IPOCS\u00a0and the Office of the Registrar in a timely manner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In accordance with individual contracts and program need, the Assistant Director may be required to teach one course per term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Along with the Director, acts as liaison between Middlebury and partner universities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Assists Director in working with the UJ Language Center in setting up course schedules and classroom scheduling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Assists Director with: student discipline; student advising\/counseling (academic, personal, medical, career etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Assists Director in organizing guest lecture series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Collects and reviews course syllabi and course materials from faculty before the beginning of each semester.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>With Director, reviews course exams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Assists Director in recruiting faculty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Assists Director in faculty training and course monitoring\/development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Coordinates organization of Project Week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Identifies and secures student internship placements. Monitors placements throughout the semester and follows up with supervisors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Creates\/updates faculty handbook, with guidance from Director.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Management and Personnel:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reports to the Director of the School in the Middle East \u2013 Jordan. In the absence of the Director, has decision-making authority, and is expected to consult with\u00a0IPOCS\u00a0on any significant decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Assists with the training of the Resident Coordinator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Upon request, attends meetings of directors of the Middlebury Schools Abroad. A summer meeting is usually held in July on the Middlebury campus while the Language Schools are in session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Assists with purchase and maintenance of all necessary office furniture and equipment, including computer equipment and contracts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>External Relations:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shares responsibility with Director in serving as liaison with local institutions, ministries of education, U.S. embassies, NGOs, local visa\/residence permit issuing agencies and similar bodies, medical institutions, law enforcement agencies, and all other institutions and agencies in Jordan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Assists Director in coordinating all on-site arrangements (housing, local transportation, meetings) for visiting delegations, whether by Middlebury personnel or personnel from other institutions whose students attend (or plan to attend) the school abroad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Budget and Financial:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reviews procurement card charges on a biweekly basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Assists Director in preparing School budget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Program Promotion:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Updates program website, in coordination with\u00a0IPOCS\u00a0and assistance from Resident Coordinator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Attends professional conferences, occasionally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit U.S. colleges &amp; universities to promote School in the Middle East-Jordan, when finances, timing and logistics permit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides information for updating\u00a0IPOCS\u00a0and LS publications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Master&#8217;s Degree<\/li>\n<li>Interest in working with students<\/li>\n<li>Fluent in Arabic and English<\/li>\n<li>In-country living and travel experience<\/li>\n<li>Familiarity with both U.S. and Jordanian educational systems<\/li>\n<li>Computer and e-mail skills (Microsoft Word and Excel)<\/li>\n<li>Familiarity with\u00a0ACTFL\u00a0standards and proficiency guidelines and teaching\/curriculum development experience desired.<\/li>\n<li>Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills<\/li>\n<li>Ability to work as part of a team<\/li>\n<li>Ability to think creatively<\/li>\n<li>Crisis management experience highly desired<\/li>\n<li>Enthusiasm for study abroad and interest in internationalization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/middlebury.peopleadmin.com\/postings\/8791\">For more information and to apply, please visit the job listing.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via JET alum Carleen Ben.\u00a0Posted by\u00a0Jayme Tsutsuse\u00a0(Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present),\u00a0organizer of\u00a0Cross-Cultural Kansai,\u00a0seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014. Click here\u00a0to join the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email. Position: Assistant Director, Jordan Posted by:\u00a0Middlebury College School in Jordan Location: Amman, Jordan Type: full- time Overview: Based in Amman,\u00a0the Assistant Director works [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-93F","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34823"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34837,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34823\/revisions\/34837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}